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The leadership struggle 1924-29 Flashcards

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Lenin’s testament said Stalin…

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Was rude, abused his power and should be removed from power

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Lenin’s testament said Bukharin…

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Was popular but didn’t fully understand Marxism

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Lenin’s testament said Trotsky…

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Was brilliant but too arrogant

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Lenin’s testament said Zinoviev and Kamenev…

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Lost their chance as they didn’t support the 1917 October Revolution

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What did the politburo decide to do with Lenin’s testament?

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Decided no to publish it, and agreed to share power in a collective leadership

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What was the effect for Stalin of the Politburo’s decision on publishing/not publishing Lenin’s testament

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Great for Stalin, as it made him look really bad

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Kamenev’s background - 4 points

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  • old Bolshevik 1903
  • head of Moscow com party
  • close friends with Lenin
  • working class upbringing, humble, down to earth
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Kamenev’s negatives - 4 points

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  • opposed the revolution, coward
  • bad public speaker
  • too cautious + boring
  • played little part in the civil war
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Zinoviev’s background - 4 points

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  • old Bolshevik 1903
  • head of Comintern
  • head of Leningrad communist party
  • son of a prosperous farmer, non communist, privileged
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Zinoviev’s negatives - 3 points

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  • opposed revolution, coward
  • hid in nice hotels during the civil war, sneaky
  • not popular, vain, untalented
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Bukharin’s Background - 4 points

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  • young + popular
  • great thinker + writer
  • editor of Pravda, could twist + control stories
  • called ‘golden boy’ by Lenin, well-liked
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Bukharin’s negatives - 2 points

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  • too young + inexperienced
  • disagreed with Lenin on Marxism
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Stalin’s strengths - 7 points

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  • General secretary
  • Georgian peasant accent
  • Long history as a Bolshevik, robbed banks + imprisoned
  • Lenin called him ‘his wonderful Georgian’
  • policy of ‘socialism in one country’
  • Ran the ‘Lenin enrollment’
  • Tough childhood
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Why was Stalin’s position as general secretary a good thing?

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Boring but could pull strings + Study 26,000 personal files on members/ opposition

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Why was Stalin’s accent a good thing?

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Seen as straight-talking and very communist

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Why was Stalin’s policy a good thing?

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The population were fed up of war and wanted to focus on fixing Russia

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Why was Stalin running the Lenin Enrollment a good thing?

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Thousands of workers joined the party but had to support Stalin to get in

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Why was Stalin’s childhood a good thing?

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Made him ruthless + a strong political fighter

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Stalin’s weaknesses - 4 points

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  • Not great public speaker
  • didn’t take a leading role in the cw or rev
  • Lenin’s testament called for his removal
  • dull + boring, known as ‘the grey blur’
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Trotsky’s strengths - 5 points

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  • took part in the failed 1905 uprising
  • Lenin’s right hand man 1917 to death + planned Oct rev together
  • popular amongst younger, radical party members
  • war hero, created the red army, helped win civil war
  • brilliant organiser, great thinker, inspirational public speaker, member of the politburo
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Trotsky’s weaknesses - 6 points

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  • arrogant, annoyed people
  • seen as too western, worldwide rev was unpopular
  • feared bc of red army
  • under-estimated Stalin, didn’t get involved in dirty politics
  • face antisemitism + often ill
  • only became a Bolshevik in 1917
22
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Left wing - members + beliefs

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Zinoviev, Kamenev, Trotsky
- ending the NEP
- worldwide revolution
- for rapid industrialisation

23
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Right wing - members + beliefs

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Bukharin
- supported the NEP
- supported Stalin’s socialism in one country
- slow industrialisation of Russia

24
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Stalin’s wing - members + beliefs

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Stalin
- keep the NEP as long as it works
- wanted to industrialise quicker than the right, but slower than the left
- policy of ‘socialism in one country’

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What significant event happened at Lenin’s funeral?

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Stalin read out the main speech - made him look like Lenin’s right hand man

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Where was Trotsky?

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Was meant to read out main speech - but was either ill, or more likely Staling gave him the wrong date bc general secretary

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Stalin’s first step to power - date + actions

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1925 - Z, K, B, S ally against T
- Z + K destroyed T’s rep
- 13th party congress S packed room with his supporters so T outvoted
- T lost position as head of red army

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Stalin’s second step to power - date + actions

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1927 - S, B ally against Z, K, T
- S allies w the right wing bc popular at the time
- S accused other 3 of factionalism
- Z, K, T expelled from the party

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Stalin’s third step to power - date + actions

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1928-29 - S defeats B
- S made famous u-turn + did rapid industrialisation bc more popular
- S made sure B was out-voted

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